V.1
Straight out the gutters like N.W.A. came out of Compton –
Black Bama Fitted Sitting Low – Can You Spot Em?
The one with the heaters waist side – that won’t waste time –
The one that tastes crime – And kept a hardcore grind –
Now That’s A Gangsta – Yeah he might be a Killer –
Now that’s a real Thug – And that there’s a Drug Dealer –
That’s Real Life – Felonies and Cases are the proof –
Authentic True Story of One Destined To Lose –
Then there’s the ones who are spoofs – fairy tale parodies –
Swear they did the same dirt and that they once knew me –
Even worse that they ran with me, well see, I’m confused –
Cuz from I can remember – you were goody two shoes –
Never carried a pistol but say you busted them shots –
Never touched illegal substances but say you set up shop –
Nothing wrong with never having been a gangsta, wish I could say the same –
It don’t impress me you make up a life to try and gain fame –
Hook:
It Don’t Impress Me
Ain’t Seen Nothing –
Except God – Except God Homie –
V.2
Don’t misconstrue the message homie, I’m just tryna keep it real –
Can’t understand why anyone out here would ever wanna feel
The hollow empty feeling of trusting no one but your gun –
Having to look over your shoulder for feds or killers to come –
And all you got’s selling dope and having to look at you kids –
As agents slam you to the ground, tightening cuffs on your wrist –
Having to see the cell doors slam shut in front of you
In a cell block where your enemies outnumber you –
Where you always gotta keep one in the chamber, all times –
Cuz them boys swore they was gonna kill you on site –
Where your family’s scared to be around you cuz of the heat –
Where all you know and all you got is the cold dark streets –
I really did it all – Every damn thing that I say –
And I regret it all – But I can Never Take It Away
Christ saved me – So Now I Help Others With My Past –
I’d Never Fake It To Boost Myself
So Be Yourself, Take Off The Mask FAKERS -
credits
from Straight Outta The Gutter,
released May 22, 2014
Produced by: Tunna Beats
Recorded at Cold Studios
Engineered by: ChanceCold
Mixed by: Christopher "Freezz" Feaster
Brain Rapp’s recent album deals with the ups and downs of real life: health scares, bad breakups and newfound love. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 10, 2017